Storage device and vehicle

Abstract

A storage device for a vehicle has a guide unit and a hinge element, which can be guided on the guide unit and which is guided for sliding in the manner of a drawer along the guide unit. The hinge element has a contact surface and at least one side wall angled thereto. The side wall has a plurality of fold regions, such that a first hinge part and a second hinge part are formed between the fold lines in such a way that the storage device, in a usage position, forms a stable base surface for objects.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A storage device for a vehicle, comprising:
 at least one guide unit which is arrangeable on a vehicle interior component; 
 at least one hinge element which is guided on and along the guide unit so as to be displaced in a drawer-type manner on a curved or angled-away movement path, wherein 
 the hinge element has a rest face and at least one side wall which is angled away with respect thereto, 
 the side wall has a first end, at which the side wall bears against the rest face, and a second end which lies opposite the first end, 
 the side wall has a multiplicity of folding regions which comprise a first folding line, a second folding line and a third folding line, 
 the first folding line is positioned between the second folding line and the third folding line, with a result that a first hinge part is formed between the first folding line and the second folding line, and a second hinge part is formed between the first folding line and the third folding line, 
 the second folding line and the third folding line are of non-parallel configuration with respect to one another, and a first spacing between the second folding line and the third folding line at the first end is smaller than a second spacing between the second folding line and the third folding line at the second end, and 
 a lever element is attached on each first folding line, which lever element is guided in the guide unit, in order to transfer the first hinge part and the second hinge part selectively into a state which is folded into a peak or trough. 
 
     
     
       2. The storage device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the second folding line and the third folding line are arranged symmetrically with respect to the first folding line. 
 
     
     
       3. The storage device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the first folding line, the second folding line and the third folding line meet one another at the first end. 
 
     
     
       4. The storage device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 both the first hinge part and the second hinge part have the shape of a right-angled triangle. 
 
     
     
       5. The storage device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the second folding line and the third folding line form an equilateral triangle together with a part region of the second end. 
 
     
     
       6. The storage device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the hinge element has two side walls, and 
 the lever elements of each side wall are guided in a dedicated guide unit. 
 
     
     
       7. The storage device according to  claim 6 , wherein
 the side walls are configured in parallel with one another and form a U-shape with the rest face. 
 
     
     
       8. The storage device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 at least two hinge elements are arranged in parallel and the rest faces of which are connected to a rest part. 
 
     
     
       9. The storage device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the first hinge part and the second hinge part are latched in order to prevent folding of the folding region. 
 
     
     
       10. The storage device according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 at least one covering element of flexible configuration which is arranged on the rest face of the hinge element; and 
 at least one winding device which is arranged in a stationary manner for winding/unwinding the covering element, which winding device defines a winding axis oriented transversely with respect to a displacement direction of the hinge element, wherein 
 the covering element is of elastic configuration, 
 a free end section of the covering element, which free end section is arranged so as to face away from the winding device, is fixed on an end section of the rest face, which end section lies opposite a rest end section of the rest face for placing at least one object on the extended hinge element, and 
 the guide unit is configured and is arranged relative to the winding device such that the rest end section of the rest face is movable away from the winding device by a predefined extent. 
 
     
     
       11. The storage device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the folding region is configured as an integral hinge. 
 
     
     
       12. A vehicle, comprising:
 at least one vehicle interior component arranged in a passenger compartment; and 
 at least one storage device according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 the storage device is arranged on the vehicle interior component to allow for temporarily depositing and storing at least one object. 
 
     
     
       13. The vehicle according to  claim 12 , wherein
 the vehicle interior component is an instrument panel, a center console or a vehicle seat.